Fees Paid to Ernst and Young LLP

Fees Paid to Ernst and Young LLP

 

The following table shows the fees for audit and other services provided by Ernst & Young for fiscal years 2007 and 2006. All figures are net of Value Added Tax and other similar taxes assessed by non-U.S. jurisdictions on the amount billed by Ernst & Young. All of the services described in the following fee table were approved in conformity with the Audit Committee's pre-approval process.

    2007 Fees   2006 Fees
    ($)   ($)
         
Audit   13,306,000   12,896,000
Audit-related   2,996,000   2,455,000
Tax   6,000   8,000
All other   282,000   169,000
Total
  16,590,000   15,528,000

Audit Fees.

This category includes the audit of our annual financial statements, Ernst & Young's audit of our internal control over financial reporting, review of financial statements included in our Form 10-Q quarterly reports, and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. This category also includes advice on accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim financial statements; statutory audits required by non-U.S. jurisdictions; the preparation of an annual "management letter" on internal control matters; and, for 2006, the audit of management's assessment of our internal control over financial reporting (which is no longer required).

Audit-Related Fees.

This category consists of assurance and related services provided by Ernst & Young that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported above under audit fees. The services for the fees disclosed under this category include audits related to the divestiture of Intel businesses, benefit plan audits, and consents issued in connection with SEC filings.

Tax Fees.

This category consists of tax services generally for tax compliance and tax preparation.

All Other Fees.

This category consists of fees for the following: an audit of an investment fund owned by Intel and a group of corporations that manufacture and/or use 64-bit Itanium®-based systems (as the coordinating member of the fund, we are responsible for coordinating the fund's financial audit); accountant's report on the liquidation of leasing entities in Ireland; agreed-upon procedures for a research and development grant program audit in Ireland; translation services for statutory financial filings outside the U.S.; litigation support; and an annual subscription fee to Ernst & Young for accounting literature.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote "FOR" the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2008.

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